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Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo in Champions League before turning 30 years old

Transfermarkt‘s criteria is more lenient in their concept of assists. They include deflected passes, rebounded shots, penalties earned, and passes or shots leading to an own goal.

In this section, we use that criterion, although the figures on Transfermarkt may differ, as they are quite inconsistent in gathering assists.

Cumulative distribution

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2003/2004	0	1	-1
2004/2005	0	3	-3
2005/2006	2	3	-1
2006/2007	2	8	-6
2007/2008	4	9	-5
2008/2009	9	12	-3
2009/2010	9	14	-5
2010/2011	13	18	-5
2011/2012	20	21	-1
2012/2013	23	22	+1
2013/2014	23	27	-4
2014/2015	30	29	+1
2015/2016	31	29	+2
2016/2017	33	29	+4

Distribution by season

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2003/2004		1	-1
2004/2005		2	-2
2005/2006	2		+2
2006/2007		5	-5
2007/2008	2	1	+1
2008/2009	5	3	+2
2009/2010		2	-2
2010/2011	4	4	0
2011/2012	7	3	+4
2012/2013	3	1	+2
2013/2014		5	-5
2014/2015	7	2	+5
2015/2016	1		+1
2016/2017	2		+2